Baron de Binder (1782 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Baron de Binder |
| Owner | Pierre-Jacques Meslé de Grandclos (1782– ) |
| Launched | 1782 |
| Renamed |
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| Captured | 2 February 1798 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 400, or 500, or 602 (bm) |
| Complement | 160 (French Navy) |
| Armament | 22 × 6-pounder guns (French Navy) |
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Baron de Binder (or Baron Bender) was launched in 1782. She made two voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. Then in 1793, she became the privateer Duguay-Trouin. After one cruise, the French Navy requisitioned her, and she served as a corvette for almost three years. The navy returned her to her owners, who sailed her as a privateer again. In 1798. the British Royal Navy captured her.